Draft at 2nd Anniversary. Pours black with almost no head. Aroma is mostly coffee grounds. Taste is lots of coffee, chocolate, bourbon barrel and a hint of maple syrup. Rich, full and silky palate. On its own merits, this beer is delicious. Rook Coffee is by far my favorite in the area and it comes through in this beer. My only slight disappointment is that the coffee overwhelms some of the nuances that I loved so much in the original bottled version.

Sampled at an ESBLS tasting. It poured a black color with a tan head. The aroma was of espresso, roasted malts, a hint of vanilla and some chocolate. The taste was similar to the aroma with chocolate, espresso, caramel, vanilla, wood with a nice alcohol burn. Wow.

Draft at the brewery for the third anniversary party. (Not sure why this rate didn’t save 2 weeks ago). Black. Dark roasty malts with fudge, molasses, and dark coffee. A little bitter, with a big rich mouthfeel and low carb. Awesome all around but, the original is the best.

Bottle shared thanks to N8daGR8 ! Pours a silky dark umber color with a finger of khaki foam. Lots of creamy milk chocolate notes enhanced by sweet bourbon, round smooth coffee and some roasted malt complexities. Really enjoyed the mouthfeel on this bottle and the layers of chocolate goodness. Found the coffee to be a bit more subtle than expected but exceptional stout none the less.

Coffee is very subtle in here, but it really seems to have sapped all of the carbonation out of the beer. For the most part, that’s not a bad thing, but it does lead to a thinner mouthfeel. Still the great chocolate and bourbon notes of the original ANTEAD.

UPDATED: AUG 14, 2014 This being a seperate rating? Coffee addition much better, coffee tends to cover a lot. Dark pour with no head. Very nice roasted coffee tones, seemingly less boozy.(although we know it isn’t)

^ was a draft rating. Bottle is just as good, probably the best of the three, roasted and coffee tones dominate.

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